Decide concede, hold, or escalate
Distinguishes a preference disagreement from an evidential one and recommends whether to concede, hold the position, or escalate to senior review — with the reasoning and risk of each path.
In / outObjection description, recommendation and its evidentiary basis → Classified objection type, recommended response path with risks
You might say…
“I need to know in the moment whether I'm defending a position that should be defended or one I should let go.”
What it does
Given an objection, distinguishes a preference disagreement from an evidential one and recommends whether to concede, hold the position, or escalate to senior review — with the reasoning and the risk of each path. Used in the moment when the practitioner must decide how far to defend a recommendation under pressure.
Trigger: Use when under pressure to decide how far to defend a recommendation against a stakeholder challenge.
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